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Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC)

Our Mission

The Senate is recognized by California Community Colleges Board of Governors and Chancellor’s Office as

the official voice of students in system participatory governance in accordance with Title 5, §50002. The

Senate shall maintain system participatory governance as one of its mission’s three pillars of engagement and

act through System Affairs Directors from each Region to facilitate the involvement of students in the same.

Legislative and Policy Advocacy

The Senate is recognized by the California State Legislature, Office of the Governor, California Student Aid

Commission, and other state agencies as the official voice of students in legislative and policy advocacy. The

Senate shall maintain legislative and policy advocacy as one of its mission’s three pillars of engagement and

act through Legislative Affairs Directors from each Region to facilitate the involvement of students in the

same.

Regional Support and Development

The Senate is recognized by local associated student organizations as the official voice of students in

regional support and development through the collection, custodianship, and implementation of best

practices for student leadership. The Senate shall maintain regional support and development as one of its

mission’s three pillars of engagement and act through Regional Affairs Directors from each Region to facilitate

the involvement of students in the same.

Our Vision

The guiding vision of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges is to communicate a unified student perspective to relevant constituent groups and elected officials in all matters directly affecting California community college students.

Our Core Beliefs

– Access to a high-quality educational environment is a right for all.

– The welfare and success of future generations of community college students is in our hands.

– In all things, we take into consideration our accountability to our greater constituency of California community college students.

– Our primary obligation is to effectively fulfill our role as a system partner in the statewide shared governance and consultation processes.

– Above all, the long-term sustainability of our organization lies in the integrity of our members and actions and holding steadfast to these principles.